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The Tunisian-born French violinist and conductor, Patrick Bismuth, studied the violin with Roland Charmy and Jacques Dumont at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris.
From 1993 to 1998, Patrick Bismuth was teacher of Paroque violin at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. His pedagogical skills are very much in demand, and he currently teaches at the Versailles, Boulogne Billancourt, Paris and Reims conservatories. Among his pupils: Patrick Cohën-Akenine, Augustin Lusson, Pierre-Éric Nimylowycz, Johannes Pramsohler, Yael Senamaud-Cohen, Benjamin Scherer Quesada, Silvia Tarozzi, David Wish, Josef Zak.
The continuity and diversity of his personal history are reflected in Patrick Bismuth's art of the violin: Improvisation, folk traditions, gypsy music are as much a part of his world and artistic life as Western classical music, and particularly the Baroque violin. This rich tapestry of interests and experiences lends his playing of Classic, Romantic and Contemporary repertoire an unusual and arresting flair; musical critics the world over laud his intensity, virtuosity and grip ping stage presence as he turns each concert into a musical voyage of cathartic expression. He has performed in numerous concerts with his ensemble La Tempesta and the Atlantis Quartet on historical instruments, of which he is co-founder and also with the organist Louis Thiry, who opened up the horizon of early music to him. He also plays with the counter-tenor singers James Bowman and Gérard Lesne. He has been involved for many years in Jean-Claude Malgoire's ensembles. In addition, he has composed for the violin and various other ensembles; his large scale works include Unnuami (2001) for violin and his current work in progress, Takannaaluk, a vocal work set to the stage based on an Inuit language libretto.
Patrick Bismuth has recorded J.S. Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, Heinrich Biber's Rosary Sonatas and sonatas by Jean-Marie Leclair, but also works by Ravel, Kreisler and George Enescu. Under the title "Musique dans la cité interdite" he took part with the "Ensemble XVIII-21" of flutist Jean-Christophe Frisch, to the recording of music from the imperial court of China in the 18th century, and also pieces by Teodorico Pedrini and Joseph-Marie Amiot. In 2011, with the organist Louis Thiry, he recorded Tientos by Francisco Correa de Arauxo, playing the violin, the viola and the viola da spalla. He currently lives in Paris, France. |
